Sisophon climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Sisophon?

Sisophon has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.8 °C and it receives 1,287 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sisophon?

The hottest day measured in Sisophon between 1940 and 2025 was 15 April 2016, reaching 43.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Sisophon?

The coldest day measured in Sisophon between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1955, at 10.6 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Sisophon?

Almost never: Sisophon sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Sisophon warmed?

Yes: Sisophon warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Sisophon?

The wettest day measured in Sisophon between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 1961, with 105 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Sisophon?

The windiest day measured in Sisophon between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 1953, with winds reaching 31.0 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Sisophon?

The warmest month in Sisophon is April (29.8 °C on average); the coldest is December (25.3 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Sisophon?

Sisophon receives on average 1,287 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 189 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Sisophon?

Sisophon gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Sisophon (Cambodia) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.8 °C and it receives 1,287 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is April (29.8 °C on average) and the coldest is December (25.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.

Sisophon averages 0 frost days, 318 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 189 rainy days per year.

Sisophon has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 43.0 °C (on 15 April 2016) and the coldest 10.6 °C (on 12 January 1955).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

SisophonBanteay Meanchey

coords: 13.59°, 102.97°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthAprilColdest monthDecemberWettest monthSeptemberDriest monthDecember

Mean daily temperature

27.8°C

Average daily high

32.9°C

Average daily low

24.0°C

Annual rainfall

1,287mm

Sunshine / day

10.1h

Mean relative humidity

73%

Average peak wind

13.3km/h

Seasonal range

4.5°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

318 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

189 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

37.6 °C

Average feels-like low

27.7 °C

Average peak gust

31.5 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

335 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.7 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.2 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.75 · p = < 0.001

19402025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

43.0 °C

15 April 2016

Coldest day

10.6 °C

12 January 1955

Wettest day

105 mm

28 March 1961

Windiest day

31.0 km/h

14 August 1953

Strongest gust

77.0 km/h

3 August 2019

Hottest feels-like

49.1 °C

25 April 2024

Coldest feels-like

6.6 °C

12 January 1955

Sunniest day

12.6 h

18 July 1942

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	39.7 °C5 March 2025	15.1 °C13 January 2025	28.2 °C	1,485 mm	337
2024	43.0 °C27 April 2024	17.6 °C23 December 2024	29.6 °C	1,123 mm	361
2023	41.4 °C6 May 2023	16.8 °C30 January 2023	28.9 °C	1,301 mm	341
2022	39.4 °C28 April 2022	16.2 °C19 December 2022	28.1 °C	1,671 mm	324
2021	40.4 °C28 March 2021	14.4 °C13 January 2021	28.5 °C	1,353 mm	325
2020	41.5 °C10 March 2020	16.7 °C22 December 2020	29.0 °C	1,347 mm	337
2019	41.7 °C3 May 2019	16.8 °C7 December 2019	29.4 °C	1,068 mm	351
2018	38.9 °C24 April 2018	16.1 °C6 February 2018	28.7 °C	1,369 mm	353
2017	39.0 °C14 March 2017	15.5 °C20 December 2017	28.6 °C	1,293 mm	348
2016	43.0 °C15 April 2016	14.5 °C26 January 2016	29.2 °C	1,355 mm	344
2015	40.9 °C20 April 2015	16.6 °C16 January 2015	29.3 °C	1,061 mm	355
2014	39.8 °C26 April 2014	13.1 °C25 January 2014	28.6 °C	1,109 mm	343
2013	42.0 °C6 April 2013	15.3 °C21 December 2013	28.4 °C	1,559 mm	319
2012	41.0 °C26 April 2012	19.3 °C9 January 2012	29.1 °C	1,232 mm	354
2011	39.8 °C16 April 2011	16.4 °C12 December 2011	28.0 °C	1,324 mm	332
2010	41.7 °C25 March 2010	18.4 °C18 December 2010	29.2 °C	1,280 mm	342
2009	39.5 °C24 April 2009	14.5 °C11 January 2009	28.2 °C	1,295 mm	339
2008	39.9 °C21 April 2008	17.5 °C2 January 2008	28.1 °C	1,421 mm	325
2007	40.2 °C3 April 2007	17.0 °C28 November 2007	28.3 °C	1,369 mm	326
2006	38.6 °C13 March 2006	17.2 °C23 December 2006	28.4 °C	1,330 mm	339
2005	40.9 °C6 May 2005	15.9 °C4 January 2005	28.6 °C	1,131 mm	337
2004	40.0 °C16 April 2004	16.9 °C20 December 2004	28.5 °C	1,073 mm	355
2003	40.0 °C21 April 2003	16.8 °C21 December 2003	28.4 °C	1,253 mm	347
2002	39.0 °C7 April 2002	17.9 °C1 January 2002	28.5 °C	1,274 mm	344
2001	39.6 °C11 April 2001	15.9 °C23 December 2001	28.1 °C	1,246 mm	325
2000	38.2 °C28 March 2000	16.2 °C2 February 2000	27.7 °C	1,650 mm	324
1999	39.0 °C11 March 1999	12.1 °C24 December 1999	27.5 °C	1,676 mm	312
1998	41.7 °C16 April 1998	16.6 °C14 December 1998	29.1 °C	1,072 mm	339
1997	39.3 °C24 March 1997	15.6 °C14 January 1997	28.3 °C	1,205 mm	346
1996	39.4 °C20 March 1996	15.4 °C29 December 1996	27.7 °C	1,552 mm	321
1995	39.5 °C13 March 1995	15.5 °C6 January 1995	28.0 °C	1,221 mm	326
1994	38.9 °C12 April 1994	16.3 °C29 January 1994	28.0 °C	1,119 mm	342
1993	39.5 °C6 April 1993	14.8 °C29 January 1993	27.6 °C	1,034 mm	320
1992	40.2 °C23 April 1992	16.1 °C17 January 1992	27.9 °C	1,062 mm	305
1991	40.8 °C19 April 1991	18.7 °C19 January 1991	28.1 °C	1,251 mm	324
1990	39.8 °C23 April 1990	16.9 °C6 December 1990	28.3 °C	1,118 mm	336
1989	40.8 °C23 April 1989	16.4 °C5 December 1989	28.0 °C	1,212 mm	337
1988	39.5 °C19 March 1988	17.1 °C8 December 1988	27.9 °C	1,459 mm	309
1987	40.9 °C13 April 1987	15.8 °C7 December 1987	28.2 °C	1,129 mm	323
1986	39.6 °C20 March 1986	14.2 °C3 March 1986	27.7 °C	1,268 mm	309
1985	39.3 °C13 April 1985	16.0 °C17 December 1985	27.6 °C	1,349 mm	333
1984	39.1 °C15 March 1984	15.6 °C10 January 1984	27.7 °C	1,171 mm	338
1983	41.3 °C14 April 1983	13.9 °C24 January 1983	28.2 °C	1,297 mm	307
1982	39.1 °C30 April 1982	13.3 °C30 December 1982	27.7 °C	1,096 mm	333
1981	38.8 °C25 March 1981	15.1 °C14 January 1981	27.7 °C	1,242 mm	322
1980	40.0 °C25 April 1980	15.6 °C25 December 1980	28.0 °C	1,433 mm	339
1979	39.3 °C6 April 1979	16.9 °C27 December 1979	28.2 °C	1,203 mm	343
1978	39.8 °C2 April 1978	15.6 °C23 January 1978	27.8 °C	1,469 mm	329
1977	40.5 °C18 April 1977	16.5 °C17 January 1977	27.8 °C	1,039 mm	336
1976	38.5 °C19 April 1976	11.8 °C17 January 1976	27.1 °C	1,482 mm	312
1975	39.2 °C14 April 1975	12.1 °C30 December 1975	27.2 °C	1,417 mm	303
1974	35.9 °C24 February 1974	14.6 °C2 January 1974	27.0 °C	1,402 mm	301
1973	39.8 °C17 April 1973	14.0 °C27 December 1973	27.6 °C	1,250 mm	302
1972	39.5 °C28 May 1972	14.9 °C23 January 1972	27.4 °C	1,634 mm	317
1971	38.0 °C8 April 1971	14.0 °C5 January 1971	26.6 °C	1,246 mm	283
1970	38.3 °C14 March 1970	16.0 °C2 January 1970	27.6 °C	1,096 mm	314
1969	38.9 °C21 April 1969	16.1 °C5 December 1969	27.6 °C	1,093 mm	301
1968	38.6 °C3 April 1968	15.6 °C5 January 1968	27.6 °C	953 mm	346
1967	38.4 °C11 April 1967	11.9 °C17 January 1967	26.8 °C	1,090 mm	291
1966	37.3 °C29 April 1966	16.5 °C1 January 1966	27.1 °C	1,731 mm	279
1965	38.0 °C24 April 1965	14.0 °C22 January 1965	27.4 °C	1,316 mm	330
1964	39.3 °C7 April 1964	15.4 °C19 December 1964	27.5 °C	1,192 mm	315
1963	39.9 °C23 April 1963	12.2 °C21 January 1963	26.9 °C	1,507 mm	299
1962	39.8 °C5 April 1962	13.4 °C28 January 1962	27.1 °C	1,248 mm	297
1961	39.2 °C26 March 1961	14.2 °C17 January 1961	27.4 °C	1,239 mm	312
1960	39.0 °C25 April 1960	13.8 °C5 January 1960	27.7 °C	1,314 mm	315
1959	39.0 °C27 April 1959	16.5 °C15 January 1959	27.6 °C	1,129 mm	314
1958	40.0 °C25 April 1958	16.1 °C27 November 1958	27.7 °C	1,031 mm	301
1957	38.6 °C17 May 1957	15.0 °C2 January 1957	27.4 °C	1,456 mm	311
1956	39.1 °C24 March 1956	12.0 °C19 January 1956	26.8 °C	1,467 mm	288
1955	39.5 °C18 April 1955	10.6 °C12 January 1955	26.9 °C	1,480 mm	290
1954	39.0 °C16 April 1954	14.2 °C17 December 1954	27.1 °C	1,028 mm	321
1953	35.9 °C15 April 1953	15.4 °C12 December 1953	26.4 °C	1,797 mm	276
1952	38.0 °C17 February 1952	14.3 °C23 January 1952	26.9 °C	1,518 mm	305
1951	38.5 °C3 April 1951	14.2 °C2 January 1951	27.3 °C	962 mm	307
1950	39.0 °C24 April 1950	16.2 °C15 December 1950	27.1 °C	1,141 mm	285
1949	37.7 °C15 March 1949	13.3 °C16 January 1949	27.2 °C	1,109 mm	303
1948	37.2 °C13 March 1948	14.5 °C2 January 1948	27.1 °C	1,099 mm	296
1947	37.2 °C25 April 1947	15.4 °C21 December 1947	27.5 °C	1,182 mm	311
1946	37.5 °C19 March 1946	15.3 °C8 January 1946	27.0 °C	1,115 mm	318
1945	36.6 °C3 March 1945	15.4 °C18 January 1945	26.5 °C	1,400 mm	269
1944	38.0 °C8 April 1944	13.5 °C21 December 1944	27.1 °C	1,325 mm	287
1943	37.4 °C26 March 1943	14.9 °C13 January 1943	26.2 °C	1,541 mm	248
1942	36.4 °C24 February 1942	15.4 °C17 December 1942	26.6 °C	1,123 mm	281
1941	36.7 °C1 March 1941	15.7 °C25 December 1941	26.7 °C	1,530 mm	252
1940	38.0 °C11 March 1940	14.4 °C5 January 1940	26.4 °C	1,379 mm	246

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

33.3 °C

+0.4 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

337 d/yr

+19

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1485 mm

+198 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	32.0 °C	0.0 °C	0 mm	-10 mm
Feb	35.6 °C	+1.5 °C	12 mm	-9 mm
Mar	36.3 °C	+0.7 °C	52 mm	-7 mm
Apr	36.6 °C	+0.9 °C	93 mm	-5 mm
May	34.0 °C	-0.4 °C	241 mm	+93 mm
Jun	33.5 °C	0.0 °C	141 mm	+12 mm
Jul	32.9 °C	+0.2 °C	186 mm	+41 mm
Aug	33.2 °C	+0.8 °C	152 mm	-11 mm
Sep	32.0 °C	+0.2 °C	321 mm	+74 mm
Oct	32.0 °C	+0.8 °C	161 mm	-35 mm
Nov	30.1 °C	-0.6 °C	118 mm	+58 mm
Dec	32.1 °C	+1.5 °C	8 mm	-2 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

39.7 °C

5 Mar 2025

Coldest day

15.1 °C

13 Jan 2025

Wettest day

30.8 mm

27 Sep 2025

Windiest day

25.6 km/h

20 Jul 2025

Strongest gust

66.2 km/h

23 Jul 2025

Hottest feels-like

45.9 °C

5 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

13.1 °C

13 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.3 h

19 Jul 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Sisophon?

Sisophon has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.8 °C and it receives 1,287 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sisophon?

The hottest day measured in Sisophon between 1940 and 2025 was 15 April 2016, reaching 43.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in Sisophon?

The coldest day measured in Sisophon between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1955, at 10.6 °C.

Does it snow in Sisophon?

Almost never: Sisophon sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Sisophon warmed?

Yes: Sisophon warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Sisophon?

The wettest day measured in Sisophon between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 1961, with 105 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Sisophon?

The windiest day measured in Sisophon between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 1953, with winds reaching 31.0 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Sisophon?

The warmest month in Sisophon is April (29.8 °C on average); the coldest is December (25.3 °C).

How much does it rain in Sisophon?

Sisophon receives on average 1,287 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 189 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Sisophon?

Sisophon gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Sisophon?

Yes: Sisophon has on average 335 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sisophon?

In Sisophon, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.1 °C on 25 April 2024, and the lowest was 6.6 °C on 12 January 1955.

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